Steve Karsay
[edit] Biography
Born on March 24, 1972 in Flushing, New York, Steve Karsay (Stefan Andrew Karsay) played for the Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers over the course of his 11 year career. Karsay broke into the bigs on August 17, 1993 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 5.77 ERA in 132.2 innings pitched in 1997, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Steve Karsay's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2000, when he posted a 3.76 ERA, notched 20 saves and struck out 66 batters. However, others believe that it was 2001, when he posted a 2.35 ERA and struck out 83 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 4.04
| 33
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 49
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2.57
| 15
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 26
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| OAK
| A
| 24
| 24
| 3
| 12
| 5.77
| 92
| 92
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 132.2
| 166
| 20
| 47
| 3
| 7
| 9
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5.92
| 13
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 31
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 50
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 2.97
| 68
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 78.2
| 71
| 6
| 30
| 3
| 5
| 2
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 72
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 3.76
| 66
| 33
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 76.2
| 79
| 5
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.25
| 44
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 43.1
| 29
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| 43
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 3.43
| 39
| 21
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 44.2
| 44
| 4
| 17
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 74
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 2.35
| 83
| 27
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 88
| 73
| 5
| 25
| 10
| 3
| 1
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 78
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 3.26
| 65
| 33
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 88.1
| 87
| 7
| 30
| 14
| 4
| 2
|
| 2004
| NY
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.70
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.2
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 2005
| TEX
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.47
| 9
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 26
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.00
| 5
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.06
| 14
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.2
| 36
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 2006
| OAK
| A
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5.79
| 5
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.1
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 43
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 3.43
| 39
| 21
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 44.2
| 44
| 4
| 17
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 314
| 40
| 29
| 35
| 4.06
| 419
| 268
| 252
| 1
| 0
| 34
| 558.2
| 592
| 55
| 182
| 30
| 23
| 22
|
| Total
|
|
| 357
| 40
| 32
| 39
| 4.01
| 458
| 289
| 269
| 1
| 0
| 41
| 603.1
| 636
| 59
| 199
| 38
| 24
| 23
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| P
| 8
| 8
| 49
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| P
| 4
| 4
| 28
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| OAK
| A
| P
| 24
| 24
| 132.2
| 7
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 2
| .833
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| P
| 11
| 1
| 24.1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| P
| 50
| 3
| 78.2
| 8
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .857
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| P
| 72
| 0
| 76.2
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 43.1
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 44.2
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .909
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| P
| 74
| 0
| 88
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .958
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| P
| 78
| 0
| 88.1
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| NY
| A
| P
| 7
| 0
| 6.2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 2005
| TEX
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 15.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| TOT
| A
| P
| 20
| 0
| 21.2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| OAK
| A
| P
| 9
| 0
| 9.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 357
| 40
| 603.1
| 49
| 80
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 46
| 11
| 4
| .928
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| OAK
| A
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| ATL
| N
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 74
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 78
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| NY
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| TEX
| A
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| OAK
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 315
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 358
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1990 - signed July 16, 1990).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with a player to be named later to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Rickey Henderson (July 31, 1993); Oakland Athletics received Jose Herrera (August 6, 1993).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Mike Fetters (December 8, 1997).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Steve Reed to Atlanta Braves in exchange for John Rocker and Troy Cameron (June 22, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 7, 2001).
- Released by New York Yankees (May 3, 2005).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (May 15, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 19, 2005).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Oakland Athletics (May 14, 2006).
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